Buy James Hunt's 1977 McLaren M26 Formula 1 car

Pretend you're James Hunt.

This McLaren M26 is the car James Hunt drove in the 1977 Formula 1 season, and now you have the opportunity to put it in your garage. This was the season that followed Hunt's championship in 1976, the events of which were recently depicted in Ron Howard's Rush. It will cross the auction block at the RK Motors auction in Charlotte, NC, which starts on October 31st and goes through November third.

The McLaren M26 debuted midway through the 1977 season and was the successor to the championship winning M23. Hunt was instrumental in the development process of the M26 and drove it to victories in Germany, The United States, and Japan. He would end up finishing fifth in the standings that year. It's powered by a Ford Cosworth DFV 90° V8 that produces 525 horsepower at 10,600 rpm. The chassis is an aluminum monocoque, and the suspension is double wishbone with coil over dampers. Going by the pictures, the entire car seems to be in outstanding condition.

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If you're interested in making a bid, just scrape together between $1.2 and $1.6 million, register at RK Motors Collector Car Auctions, practice your hand raising skills and head to Charlotte later this month. It may not have the championship heritage of the M23, but it's still an awesome piece of F1 history. It's probably still capable of dominating your local track day, too.